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| A story the has both a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning in which the character(s) or object(s) often embody abstract ideas. |
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| THe repetition of the beginning of two or more adjacent words usually the repetition of an initial consonant sound |
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| A reference within a literary wort to another work of literature,art, or real event. The reference is often brief and implied, and the author assumes that the reader will be familiar with reference. |
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| A comparison the explains or describes one subject by pointing out its similarities to another subject; often an extended comparison. |
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| repeating the beginning phrase in successive sentences or clauses |
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| A character or force in conflict with the main character. |
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| A figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses an absent person, a dead person, or personified quality. (e.g. Oh,Fate, why do you treat me so?) |
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| A model image, person, or theme that recurs in stories and myths throughout throughout history and literature. |
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| repetition os vowel sounds within non rhyming words |
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| A form of nonfiction in which a person tells his or her own life's story |
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| A form of nonfiction in which a writer tells about the life of another person. |
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| A person, animal, or a natural force representing a person in a literary work. |
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| The act of creating and developing a character. |
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